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Fairfield Glade, Tennessee

Fairfield Glade, Tennessee
Census-designated place
Location of Fairfield Glade, Tennessee
Location of Fairfield Glade, Tennessee
Coordinates: 35°59′40″N 84°53′6″W / 35.99444°N 84.88500°W / 35.99444; -84.88500Coordinates: 35°59′40″N 84°53′6″W / 35.99444°N 84.88500°W / 35.99444; -84.88500
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Cumberland
Government
 • Type Community organization (Fairfield Glade Community Club)
Area
 • Total 23.5 sq mi (60.8 km2)
 • Land 22.7 sq mi (58.9 km2)
 • Water 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2)
Elevation 2,087 ft (636 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 6,989
 • Density 307/sq mi (118.7/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 38558 & 38571
Area code(s) 931
FIPS code 47-24980
GNIS feature ID 1315036

Fairfield Glade is a resort, retirement community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 6,989 at the 2010 census.

Fairfield Glade is located in eastern Cumberland County at 35°59′40″N 84°53′6″W / 35.99444°N 84.88500°W / 35.99444; -84.88500 (35.994355, -84.884986). It is situated on several ridges and valleys on the Cumberland Plateau and is bordered to the east by the valley of Daddys Creek, a tributary of the Obed River, and to the north by the state Catoosa Wildlife Management Area. Crossville, the Cumberland County seat, is 9 miles (14 km) to the southwest via Tennessee State Route 101.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 23.5 square miles (60.8 km2), of which 22.7 square miles (58.9 km2) is land and 0.73 square miles (1.9 km2), or 3.19%, is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 4,885 people, 2,513 households, and 2,017 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 224.2 people per square mile (86.6/km²). There were 3,118 housing units at an average density of 143.1/sq mi (55.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.57% White, 0.53% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.25% from other races, and 0.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.43% of the population.


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